stag
- Noun. An adult male deer.
- Noun. A colt, or filly.
- Noun. A romping girl.
- Noun. An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – called also a bull seg. See the Note under ox.
- Noun. An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
- Noun. One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.
- Noun. The European wren.
- Noun. (context, usually) An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
- Noun. A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.
- Verb. (intransitive, British) To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
- Verb. (transitive) To watch; to dog, or keep track of.
- Adverb. Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.
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